Aquarium fire

[workhz]

How did i miss this post- Glad everyone is ok

You were busy ranting about how a $50 fish you don’t need is now a $150 fish you don’t need (a decade later).

 

[badsmitty]

My sympathy guy Glad to hear everyone's OK
One of my tanks caugth on fire too
Controller start an electrical fire
They're telling me I can't move back into my house until the end of July
Lucky for me I have friends and a local pet store who is taking care of my livestock for me, so far only lost 4/5000 ish In livestock

 

[Ctownjlo]

My sympathy guy Glad to hear everyone's OK
One of my tanks caugth on fire too
Controller start an electrical fire
They're telling me I can't move back into my house until the end of July
Lucky for me I have friends and a local pet store who is taking care of my livestock for me, so far only lost 4/5000 ish In livestock

I'm sorry. I feel your pain. Nothing of mine even was recognizable. Could barely find coral or any fish in the aftermath it was so gone.

 

[trevorhiller]

No problem, I'm glad you found it worthy. I hope you never have to use it.

I did a little research tonight and found that I can cover my whole reef room I'm building with one fire sprinkler. My home doesn't have them built in, but my main water manifold is in the (soon-to-be) reef room and I have some PEX tubing lying around. For ~$30 shipped and 20 minutes of time, it's cheap worst case scenario coverage that'll help me sleep better at night. Especially since my bedroom is directly over the room...

My fire sprinkler arrived yesterday and I got it installed this morning. About 20 minutes worth of work and a total of $40 out of pocket since I had a short length of PEX tubing lying around from a previous project. It will be nice peace of mind. I previously had a small electrical short on one of my tanks power strips so this thread was the wake up call I needed!

PS I hope the OP doesn't mind my side conversation of fire prevention technologies. I certainly don't want to detract from their terrible loss, but this is a great example of why we should all put a little more effort into preventing worst case scenarios to the best of our abilities.

 

[JohnnyKnuckles]

Im so sorry for your loss and for the loss of your Pooch.

 

[CoralB]

Hearing this is heartbreaking . Sorry for the loss of your dog .glad the rest of your family is safe I hope you are able to get rebuilt soon . Prayer to you and your family